Name: Finger Lakes Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale slaughter steers sold 9.00 to 16.00 higher. Slaughter heifers sold 7.00 to 13.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 17.00 higher. Holstein bull calves sold 30.00 to 40.00 higher.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,766	190.00	3,355	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	158.22	2,220	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,207	145.10	1,751	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,364	128.32	1,750	3thin
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,727	152.13	2,627	28
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,425	148.42	2,115	18
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,272	124.54	1,584	31
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,282	202.49	2,596	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,739	218.13	3,793	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,416	238.44	3,376	17
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,446	227.32	3,287	8thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,478	212.44	3,140	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,527	237.74	3,630	23
Steers	Choice	Average	1,492	223.24	3,331	12
Steers	Select	Average	1,497	213.33	3,194	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	97	1,262.84/cwt	50
Bulls	Number 2	103	1,106.26/cwt	13
Bulls	Number 3	74	520.21/cwt	3
Bulls	Utility	92	252.00/cwt	5
Heifers	Number 1	89	1,474.62/cwt	8
Heifers	Number 2	88	1,156.40/cwt	5

Every lot, as filed

56 lots · USDA AMS · Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction - Canandaigua, NY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,766	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,355	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,795	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,478	212.44/cwt	210.00–215.00	3,140	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	143.38/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,739	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	158.22/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,220	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,364	128.32/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,750	3
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,727	141.24/cwt	137.00–146.00	2,439	6
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,708	153.86/cwt	148.00–160.00	2,628	20
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,282	202.49/cwt	196.00–208.00	2,596	4
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,739	218.13/cwt	215.00–221.00	3,793	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	122.19/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,472	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	111.43/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,241	6
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	139.58/cwt	139.00–141.00	2,038	5
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,911	167.46/cwt	167.00–168.00	3,200	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,374	232.75/cwt	230.00–235.00	3,198	7
Steers	Select	—	1,497	213.33/cwt	211.00–215.00	3,194	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	98.34/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,071	3
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,390	135.25/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,880	16
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,524	225.92/cwt	224.00–230.00	3,443	5
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,573	251.48/cwt	249.00–256.00	3,956	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,515	238.04/cwt	232.00–243.00	3,606	14
Steers	Choice	—	1,492	223.24/cwt	220.00–225.00	3,331	12
Heifers	Choice	—	1,446	227.32/cwt	222.00–231.00	3,287	8
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,436	148.92/cwt	144.00–158.00	2,138	11
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	167.73/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,145	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,445	242.43/cwt	238.00–246.00	3,503	10
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,280.00/cwt	1,280.00–1,280.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Number 2Beef Cross	110–120	112	1,219.91/cwt	1,200.00–1,240.00	1,366	2
Bulls	Number 2	100–110	104	1,013.35/cwt	970.00–1,070.00	1,054	3
Bulls	Number 3	70–80	78	550.32/cwt	500.00–600.00	429	2
Bulls	Number 1	100–110	104	1,170.35/cwt	1,120.00–1,340.00	1,217	15
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	101	1,414.85/cwt	1,400.00–1,430.00	1,429	2
Bulls	Number 1	90–100	95	1,230.15/cwt	1,150.00–1,310.00	1,169	14
Bulls	Utility	110–120	114	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	239	1
Bulls	Number 1	80–90	84	1,289.78/cwt	1,240.00–1,360.00	1,083	8
Bulls	Number 1	110–120	112	1,165.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,170.00	1,305	2
Bulls	Number 1	120–130	120	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Number 3	60–70	67	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	308	1
Bulls	Utility	100–110	101	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	303	1
Bulls	Number 2	90–100	95	1,134.11/cwt	1,100.00–1,180.00	1,077	5
Bulls	Utility	60–70	69	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	104	1
Bulls	Utility	80–90	87	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	261	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	96	1,482.29/cwt	1,410.00–1,550.00	1,423	3
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	83	1,705.03/cwt	1,700.00–1,710.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	100–110	107	1,390.00/cwt	1,390.00–1,390.00	1,487	1
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	90–100	94	1,520.00/cwt	1,520.00–1,520.00	1,429	1
Heifers	Number 2	80–90	89	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	668	1
Heifers	Number 1	90–100	93	864.05/cwt	830.00–900.00	804	2
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	80–90	82	1,769.63/cwt	1,720.00–1,800.00	1,451	3
Heifers	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	75	1,850.00/cwt	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Number 2Beef Cross	80–90	85	1,434.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,540.00	1,219	3
Heifers	Number 2	90–100	97	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	708	1
Bulls	Number 2	110–120	116	975.45/cwt	960.00–990.00	1,132	2
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	110–120	113	1,320.00/cwt	1,320.00–1,320.00	1,492	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	70–80	73	1,760.00/cwt	1,760.00–1,760.00	1,285	1
Bulls	Number 1Beef Cross	120–130	125	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,250	1

How this sale compares

New York weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New York auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

New York feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction - Canandaigua, NY

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Albany, NY (LS-KT)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 189Last week 74Year ago 154

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 100Last week 51Year ago 73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,766	190.00	190.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,181	152.00	152.00
4	—	1,213	138.00–147.00	143.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,403	154.00–164.00	158.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,364	128.00–129.00	128.32
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	210.00–215.00	212.44
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,374	230.00–235.00	232.75
10	—	1,445	238.00–246.00	242.43
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,446	222.00–231.00	227.32
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,727	137.00–146.00	141.24
20	—	1,708	148.00–160.00	153.86
2	—	1,911	167.00–168.00	167.46
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,205	120.00–126.00	122.19
6	—	1,114	109.00–116.00	111.43
3	—	1,089	98.00–99.00	98.34
16	—	1,390	129.00–139.00	135.25
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,460	139.00–141.00	139.58
11	—	1,436	144.00–158.00	148.92
2	—	1,279	165.00–170.00	167.73
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,282	196.00–208.00	202.49
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,739	215.00–221.00	218.13
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,497	211.00–215.00	213.33
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,524	224.00–230.00	225.92
4	—	1,573	249.00–256.00	251.48
14	—	1,515	232.00–243.00	238.04
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,492	220.00–225.00	223.24

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	90–100	96	1,280.00	1,280.00
2	110–120	112	1,200.00–1,240.00	1,219.91
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	90–100	95	1,100.00–1,180.00	1,134.11
3	100–110	104	970.00–1,070.00	1,013.35
2	110–120	116	960.00–990.00	975.45
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	67	460.00	460.00
2	70–80	78	500.00–600.00	550.32
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	80–90	84	1,240.00–1,360.00	1,289.78
14	90–100	95	1,150.00–1,310.00	1,230.15
15	100–110	104	1,120.00–1,340.00	1,170.35
2	110–120	112	1,160.00–1,170.00	1,165.00
1	120–130	120	950.00	950.00
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	73	1,760.00	1,760.00
2	80–90	83	1,700.00–1,710.00	1,705.03
3	90–100	96	1,410.00–1,550.00	1,482.29
2	100–110	101	1,400.00–1,430.00	1,414.85
1	110–120	113	1,320.00	1,320.00
1	120–130	125	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	60–70	69	150.00	150.00
2	80–90	87	300.00	300.00
1	100–110	101	300.00	300.00
1	110–120	114	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	70–80	75	1,850.00	1,850.00
3	80–90	82	1,720.00–1,800.00	1,769.63
1	90–100	94	1,520.00	1,520.00
1	100–110	107	1,390.00	1,390.00
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	80–90	89	750.00	750.00
1	90–100	97	730.00	730.00
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	90–100	93	830.00–900.00	864.05
Heifers — Number 2 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
3	80–90	85	1,300.00–1,540.00	1,434.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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